Retouching-cabinet.



:Nb. 884,535. PATEN'IED APR. 14, 1908.

. J. M. STONESTRBET.

'RBTOUGHING CABINET.

APPLICATION. FILED JULY 15.1907.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE JOHN M. STONESTREET, OF MARSHALLTOWN, IOWA.

RETOUCHING-CABINET.

work is being done in a convenient position to avoid becoming tired andfor this purpose it is desirable to occasionally set the negative-bed atdifferent angles or to support it at different elevations so theretoucher can frequently and conveniently change his posture and avoidlong-continued strains. The retoucher, in cabinets now in use frequentlywithdraws from the cabinet and ceases work because the air in thecabinet becomes impure as a result of lack of atmospheric circulation inthe cabinet from which the light is necessarily excluded while work isbeing done therein. g

The invention designs to provide an improved cabinet which can bereadily and conveniently adjusted to permit the change of posture of theoperator in working to bring the negative in different relativeconvenient positions.

The invention further designs to provide a cabinet which is soconstructed that the chamber for the head of the retoucher is ventilatedand from which the light is excluded.

The invention further designsto provide a retouching cabinet of improvedconstruction.

The invention consists in the several novel features hereinafter setforth and more particularly defined by claim at the conclusion hereof.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective of a cabinet embodying theinvention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section thereof. Fig. 3 is a rearview, the hood or top and sides of the cabinet being shown in section.:l.etail of one of the clamps for securing the parts in assignedposition. Fig. 5 is an en.- .larged section on line 55 of Fig. 3.

The cabinet is mounted in a portable supporting frame comprisingstandards 10, mounted on suitable legs 11 which are usually providedwith casters to facilitate movement of the frame and a top cross-bar 12rigidly connected to the standards by brack- Specification of LettersPatent.

Application filed July 15, 1907.

Fig. 4 is a Patented April 14, 1908.

Serial No. 383,746.

1 ets 13, and an adjustable cross-connector or bar 14 which is securedin suitable brackets or guides 15 which are slidable on the standardsand secured thereto in assigned position by screws 16. times desirableto move the retouchers chair between the standards of the supportingframe. The cross-bar or. support '14 may be moved vertically to clearthe chair and connect them so it can be set at any desired elevation,leaving sufficient space below it for the lower portion of the body ofthe retoucher and the chair as seen more particularly in Fig. 1. Thesupporting-frame may shown being of metal.

A vertically adjustable cabinet-frame is slidably supported by thesupporting-frame and comprises stiles 17 arranged between the standardsand connected at the top by a bar 18 and at the bottom by a cross-bar 19to ing the materials used by the retoucher. For convenience in adjustingthe vertical adjustable cabinet frame it is connected by cables orchains 21 which are trained over sheaves 22, to counter-weights 23arranged These counter-weights hold the retouchinga suitable clamp 24firmly secures the supporting-frame and cabinet in desired elevation.

The cabinet proper, comprises a front or bed 25, sides 26, and a hood ortop 27. At its bottom the cabinet is pivotally connected to thecabinet-supporting frame by springhin es 28. The hinges are applied tonormafiy press the cabinet forwardly and a clamp 29 serves to hold thecabinet in such position that the inclination of the bed .will suit theconvenience of the retoucher. The purpose in providing springs fornormally pressing the cabinet forward is to bring the hood as farforward as conveniently possible when the retoucher desires to withdrawfrom the cabinet and as soon as clamp 29 is released the cabinet willautomatically swing forwardly to facilitate withdrawal of the retoucher.The bed of the cabinet by which the negative is supported is tiltedabout hinges 28 with the cabinet sothat the operator can work indifferent positions. By

be formed of wood or metal as preferred, that which is secured a shelfor table 20 for hold-' in standards 10 of the supporting-frame.

In retouching,'it is somei limbs of the retoucher, said bar beingvertically adjustable on the standards to securely frame and cabinet inassigned elevation and merely releasing the clamp 29 the cabinet Icomprising the bed, hood and sides, may be conjointly shifted, thusavoiding a plurality of adjustments for the hood and the bed. Stops 40and 41, adapted to contact with the 5 cross-bar 18 of the verticallyadjustable frame, restrict the pivotal movement of the cabinet withindesired limits.

To provide for ventilation of the cabinet and circulation of air thereinto render it more sanitary for the retoucher, the front or bed of thecabinet comprises plural walls having perforations between which achamber is formed and having perforations 30 therein which arerelatively offset to al- 15 low the air to pass through the bed and into,the chamber within the cabinet without admitting light. The curved hoodof the cabinet is also ventilated, being provided with an opening 31across the to thereof, which is 2 formed between the over apping ends ofthe front and rear portions of the top or canopy, thus allowing the airto pass upwardly through the hood without admitting light. The cabinetthus constructed renders the 25 work less tiresome for the retoucher,be-

cause of better circulation of air therein.

A substantially square negative-rest or holder 33 is placed in the frontor bed of the cabinet, is formed so it fits into a correspond- 0 inglyshaped opening in the bed or front and is provided with an edge-groove34 into which fits a projecting ledge 35 of the outer wall of thecabinet-front or bed. A lightopening 36 extends through the negative- 35board and is eccentrically disposed therein so that the light-openingmay be brought into fourdilferent positions in the cabinet, to bring thelight-opening in such position as the retoucher may desire, e. 9., ifthe retoucher desires to have the light-opening closer to one side ofthe cabinet than the other, it can be done by withdrawing the negativeboard and turning it to bring the opening in desired position.

A negative-holding bar 38 extends across the inner side of the bed andis held in proximity to the bed by cleats or strips 39 which are spacedfrom the bed so as to permit the negative supporting-bar 38 to beadjusted so vertically or angularly. A clamp 40 of any suitableconstruction is adapted to secure bar 38 in assigned position. The upperedge of bar 38 is provided with a groove 45 adapted to receive thenegative and a similar bar 42 is adapted to hold the upper edge of thenegative and is slidably held by the cleats 39 so that it can adjustitself according to the size of the negative and the position in whichit is held by bar 38.

so In Fig. 4 is shown a clamp such as may be used for holding theseveral parts in assigned position. The clamp comprises a bracket 50which is secured to one of the parts a member 51 slidably mounted in thebracket and (35 a lever 52 pivotally mounted in the bracket andconnected to member '51 by a cam and slot 53.

Manifestly the invention provides a cabinet which is supported so theretoucher can be seated in close proximity thereto and which isvertically adjustable to position the cabinet properly for persons ofdifferent heights or to vary the elevation of the cabinet to suit theconvenience or disposition of the retoucher and which is ventilated tosupply air to the interior of the cabinet in which the head of theretoucher is located and which admits ready adjustment of the slant orangle of the negative bed.

The invention is not to be understood as 0 restricted to the precisedetails shown and described since these can be modified withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in theclaims.

Having thus described the invention, what 35 I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In apparatus of the class described, the combination of asupporting-frame comprising a pair of standards, a cross-connection nearthe top thereof, a cross-bar for the lower portion of and adjustablyconnected to the standards so it may be raised or lowered to connect thestandards at different elevations, a retouching-cabinet between thestandards and a pivotal connection for the cabinet supported by saidframe.

2. In apparatus of the class described, the combination of asupporting-frame comprising a pair of standards, legs for saidstandards, a cross-connection near the top thereof,

a cross-bar for thelower portion of and adj ustably connected to thestandards so it may be raised or lowered to connect the standards atdifferent elevations, a retouching-cabinet between the standards and apivotal connection for the cabinet supported by said frame.

3. In apparatus of the class described, the combination of asupporting-frame comprising standards, a retouching-cabinet between thestandards, a vertically adjustable cabinetsupporting frame sustained bysaid standards, and a pivotal connection between saidcabinet-supporting-frame and the cabinet.

4. In apparatus of the class described, the combination of asupporting-frame comprising standards, a retouching-cabinet between thestandards, a vertically adjustable cabinetsupporting-frameslidably'connected t0 the standards, means for locking the frame to thestandards, and a pivotal connection between said adjustable frame andthe cabinet.

5. In apparatus of the character described, the combination of asupporting-frame comprising a pair of standards, a cabinet-supportingframe comprising a lower cross-bar, an up er cross-bar, and stilesconnecting said crossars, said frame being vertically adjustable alongthe standards, and a retouching-cabinet pivotally connected at its lowerend to said vertically adjustable frame and disposed between said sidebars.

6. In apparatus of the character described, the combmation of asupporting-frame comprising a pair of standards, a cabinet-supportingframe comprising, a lower cross-bar, an up er crossbar, and stilesconnecting said crossars, said frame being vertically adjustable alongthe standards, a retouchingcabinet pivotally connected at its lower endto said vertically adjustable frame and disposed between said stiles,and means for securing the cabinet against pivotal movement.

7. In a paratus of the character described, the combination of asupporting-frame comprising a pair of standards, acabinet-supporting-frame comprising, a lower cross-bar, an uppercross-bar, and stiles connectingsaid cross bars said frame beingvertically adjustable along the standards, a retouching-cabinetpivotally connected at its lower end to said vertically adjustable frameand disposed be tween said stiles, means for locking the cabinet againstpivotal movement in said cabinetframe, and means for locking thevertically adjustable frame to the standards.

8. In apparatus of the character described, the combination of asupporting-frame comprising standards, a top bar extending between thestandards, a vertically adjustable cabinet-supportingframe connected tosaid standards, a retouching-cabinet comprising a bed, a hood and sides,a pivotal connection between said vertically adjustable frame and thecabinet and counter balancingmeans connected to said cabinetsupportingframe.

9. In apparatus of the class described, the combination of asupporting-frame comprising standards, a top bar between said standards,a vertically adjustable cabinet su porting frame connected to saidstandar s, means for locking said frame to said standards,counter-weights connected to said cabinet-supporting frame and disposedin said standards, and a retouching-cabinet comprising a bed and a hoodpivotally connected to said cabinet supporting frame.

10. In apparatus of the character described, the combination of asupportingframe comprising standards, a cross-bar at the top thereofand. a lower cross-bar adjustably connected to the standards, a cabinetsupporting frame slidably connected to the standards, and a retouchingcabinet pivotally connected to said cabinet-frame.

11. In apparatus of the character described, the combination of acabinet comprising a front or bed having ventilating openings thereinarranged to exclude the light, a hood and sides and supporting-means forthe cabinet.

12. In apparatus of the class described, the combination of a cabinetcomprising a front or bed, a hood having a ventilating opening thereinarranged to exclude the light, and sides and supporting-means for thecabinet.

13. In apparatus of-the character described, the combination of a'cabinet comprising a front or bed, a hood and sides, said bed and saidhood having ventilating openings therein which exclude the light, andsupporting-means for the cabinet.

14. In apparatus of the character described, the combination of acabinet comrising a front or bed, a hood and sides, said iied and hoodhaving ventilating openings therein which substantially exclude thelight, and a supporting-frame to which the cabinet is pivotallyconnected.

15. In apparatus of the class described, the combination of asupporting-frame com prising standards, a vertically adjustable cabinet,a supporting-frame connected to said standards, a cabinet pivotallyconnected to said cabinet-frame, said cabinet having ventilatingopenings therein which substantially exclude the light.

16. In apparatus of the character described, the combination of acabinet comprising ahood, a bed or front and sides, a

negative-rest mounted in said bed and having an eccentrically disposedlight-opening therein and removably connected to the bed so the openingcan be differentially positioned in the bed, and supporting-means forthe cabinet to which it is pivotally connected.

17. In apparatus of the character described, the combination of acabinet comprising a bed or front, a hood and sides, said front having alight-opening therein, cleats at the sides of said bed, negativeholdingbars guided by said cleats, and means for clamping said bar tothe cabinet and supporting-means to which the cabinet is pivotallyconnected.

18. In apparatus of the class'described, the combination of asupporting-frame,- a

retouching-cabinet comprising a bed, sides,

and a hood pivotally connected to said frame, means for locking thecabinet against pivotal movement, and a spring shifting the cabinetforwardly about its pivot when the locking-means is released.

JOHN M. STONESTREET. Witnesses:

G. X. LAWRENCE, C. H. E. BoAnDMAN.

